Results for Parliament

The Tongan Parliament Whole House Committee passed the Nurse Bill on 26 March, to allow practiced nurses to prescribe medication for patients.

The 2013 Session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga will resume on Monday, March 24 after it was adjourned from October last year.

Tonga’s ousted Finance Minister Lisiate ‘Akolo told journalists today that he will not resign and he believes that he is still the Minister of Finance.

'Akilisi Pohiva, the People's Representative No. 1 for Tongatapu received a Defender of Democracy Award 2013 from the Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) on 8 December in Bogota, Colombia.

The 2013 Session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga is adjourned to early next year when it will continue deliberation on Government Bills, before closing.

Tonga's parliament has rejected a Private Member's Bill that sought to change how Tongans elect a Prime Minister and proposing that a care-taker government run government when parliament closes at the end of the month, in preparation for the Parliamentary General Election in November next year. The bill presented by 'Aisake Eke's was rejected by the House this afternoon with a vote of 15-6. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.

A Bill to dissolve government when parliament closes in a few days times, and a caretaker government to take over in preparation for the Parliamentary Election in November 2014, was introduced into the Tongan parliament this afternoon, 21 September. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.

Tonga’s recently passed Family Protection Bill 2013 is at the forefront of a 'Family Violence and Youth Justice Workshop' being held in Nuku'alofa this week to provide the judiciary and stakeholders with a better understanding of the new bill, that will help tackle the increasing problem of family violence.

The Tonga Defence Services will be renamed, after parliament voted 10-7 in favour of "His Majesty's Armed Forces" or "HMAF" and amended the Tonga Defence Services Act on Tuesday 12 September. From the House by Pesi Fonua.